Pauleta visits the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in Bordeaux
The kids at the Paris Saint-Germain Academy Bordeaux had a treat this week when club legend Pedro Miguel Pauleta dropped paid them a visit. Created in 2018, the Paris Saint-Germain Academy Bordeaux trains 125 youngsters aged between 4 and 15 years of age throughout the year, as well as many more through its holiday camps.
Paris Saint-Germain Academy ambassador since it creation in 2011, Pauleta regularly visits the clubs academies in France and around the world. Today, more than 10,000 youngsters take part in activities at the 20 Paris Saint-Germain Academies across France. The coaches of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy transmit the clubs philosophy and values to the budding footballers.
A veritable legend for all Paris fans, Pauleta happily took part in a question and answer session with the kids before taking part in a training session with the academy: "It's a pleasure for me to meet the children at the Paris Saint-Germain Academy Bordeaux. I always enjoy sharing my experiences with the kids and having a bit of fun in training. I'm here as an ambassador for the Club, but of course it's also special for me to be back here in Bordeaux where I played for three years and where I have some great memories."
Fabien Allègre, director of Paris Saint-Germain brand development declared: "It means a lot to have our ambassador Pauleta here in Bordeaux, given his history with this club. But aside from being the football club from the French capital, Paris Saint-Germain represents French football across the globe and we want our academies to bring together our fans across France. Of our 20 academies in France, half are in the Ile de France region and the rest are found in the big cities such as Bordeaux but also Toulouse, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Dijon, Montpellier, Angers, Lille and Strasbourg."
The Paris Saint-Germain Academy is currently running in 14 countries following the opening of five new academies in 2019 in Germany, Russia, Thailand, Qatar and the West Indies.